Overseas the creation of seasonal curated collections of exclusive artwork for the apparel, home, and paper industries. The collections are shown at Printsource, Surtex & DesignBloc in New York City. Manages a team of artists with a proven track record of creating artwork presentations that resonate with the hiring organization as well as their customer base. Our artwork has been seen in : World Market, Target, Day Designer, Top Flight, Micheal's, Garnet Hill, TJMaxx, Home Goods, Sam's Club, Splendid, Crate & Barrel Kids, The Sak Group, JCPenney, West Ellm, Anthropologie, Claire's, US Polo, The Baby List and many others...

Team leader of a dynamic group of Textile Designers. Oversaw seasonal trend, pattern and graphic direction for Arizona Kids (brand sales exceeded 400 million a year). Managed daily operations for the team including staffing, budget and freelance. Responsible for managing workflow and meeting assigned deadlines. Traveled to print shows, shopped vintage and aspirational stores to purchase seasonal trend right artwork for the Arizona team. Presented artwork direction to product development and buying partners seasonally. Oversaw the training and continuing education of the textile team

Researched, developed and led print and graphic direction seasonally to ensure creative, trend-right textile/graphic designs. Developed and implemented pattern flow by delivery date to ensure cohesive, progressive merchandise for the assigned area. Established trusted relationships with the buying team by creating profitable graphic tee programs that exceeded sales projections each season

Researched, developed and led style direction seasonally to ensure creative, trend-right product lines. Created trend packets on a seasonal basis that were presented to private label clients. Traveled domestically for style inspiration.

Woven Supplier to Women's, Junior's, Young Men's, & Children's.Met weekly with design and sourcing partners to bring new and innovative designs to the table. Communicated daily with the overseas offices insuring deadlines and sampling requirements were met. Directed the development and selection of graphics, prints, fabric, trims and styling for variety of product lines totally 14 million dollars in yearly business. Managed the overall approval process. Developed trend presentations for each season and presented to the design teams. Shopped the market international and domestic to compile brand appropriate samples lines that would aid in seasonal trend presentations during design week.

Developed and oversaw product design for brands totally 60 million in annual sales. Led in the creation of original concepts encompassing style, color, fabrics that insured customer focused results. Led in the development of styling/graphics/prints and packaging. Managed the overall approval process of product lines. Collaborated with sales managers to ensure private label account design needs were met. Extensive travel for market and trend research. Travels included Asia for the approval of production and sales samples. Negotiated costs with overseas production partners.

Responsible for the design development of print & graphics. Strategically worked with product development and buyers to merchandise programs for each category. Utilized technical design skills (hand sketching and computer generated art) to bring artwork to completion. Reviewed samples and advised on color and layout. Communicated with overseas mills on daily basis to achieve desired finished product. Travel included print shows and trend forecasting shopping in NYC and LA.

Executed presentation material/flat sketches/graphics/embroideries/yarn-dyes in an art department environment.

Created innovated curriculum. Demonstrated various techniques in a studio environment. Led critiques of student work. Incorporated contemporary references in lectures to create engagement. Committed to continuous student learning, and demonstrated passion and skill for drawing and painting.